10 September 2025 | 1 min read
Ogier successfully defends multimillion dollar Abraaj fraud claim
Jennifer Fox
Team: Rebecca Findlay, Farrah Sbaiti, James Clifford, Jessica-Leigh Knowles, Raedean Simpson, Shay Miller
Cayman Islands
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Rebecca has been an invaluable member of the team and done a terrific job. This would have been a lot harder without Rebecca's support, and she also remained calm throughout which is no mean feat.
"Client feedback, 2024
Rebecca is a managing associate in Ogier’s Cayman Islands Dispute Resolution team specialising in contentious funds and insolvency, fraud and asset tracing, and contentious regulatory matters, and private client disputes. She acts for institutional investors, funds, office holders and financial institutions on complex, cross-border and high-value disputes, frequently arising out of the failure of Cayman investment structures and Exempted Limited Partnerships.
She has played a leading role in some of the jurisdiction’s most substantial recent disputes, including the multi-workstream Cayman litigation arising from the collapse of the Abraaj Group and is recognised by Legal 500 Caribbean as a Key Lawyer for dispute resolution.
Rebecca has acted on matters including fund litigation, contractual disputes, financial services litigation, regulatory investigations, fraud and economic tort claims, shareholder and joint venture disputes, enforcement matters, and general commercial litigation.
Before joining Ogier, Rebecca was part of the disputes team at a high profile law firm in London.
Rebecca's broad experience includes:
Acting for the investors and conflict director of Neoma Private Equity Fund IV in respect of numerous complex issues and sets of Cayman Islands proceedings arising out of the collapse of the Abraaj Group. The Abraaj Group was the largest private equity investment group in the Middle East, with $14bn in stated assets prior to its collapse. It was placed into provisional liquidation in 2018 and went into official liquidation in 2019. Ogier's mandate to date has included handling a three-month fraud trial in 2023 / 24 and appeal before the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal in June 2026 alongside numerous other workstreams
Acting on the Kuwait Port Fund litigation, including trial preparation and ongoing matter management in one of the Cayman Islands' most substantial recent fund disputes
Advising in respect of a Cayman trust structure on substantial claims brought against it by a sovereign wealth fund
Acting for the OL Group in contentious insolvency proceedings concerning a Cayman Islands investment fund
Assisting with expert evidence of Cayman law for use in foreign proceedings, including in respect of company law, contractual fraud claims
Representing an international investment bank in regulatory enforcement proceedings concerning the adequacy of AML / KYC systems and controls
Representing a multi-national corporate on potential bribery and corruption offences in connection with facilitation payments overseas
Advising a Gulf bank on proceedings relating to a US$90 million failed investment project in Türkiye
In 2016 / 17, Rebecca was seconded for nine months to the Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement team of a global investment bank. She has also spent time as a Legal secondee in the Enforcement Division of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority.
Rebecca received her Bachelor of Arts in Jurisprudence from Oxford University in the UK in 2010.
Rebecca successfully completed the INSOL International Short Course in Asset Tracing and Recovery in 2026.
Rebecca is a regular speaker on fraud litigation and contentious funds and insolvency topics, including for the past three years delivering the INSOL RISA Foundation Course lecture on Exempted Limited Partnerships.
Rebecca is a member of the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) and was an elected Committee member of the Cayman Islands IWIRC network in 2024. Rebecca is also a member of Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association (CILPA).
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2018 - Cayman Islands
2014 - England and Wales (non practising)
10 September 2025 | 1 min read
Ogier successfully defends multimillion dollar Abraaj fraud claim
Jennifer Fox
Team: Rebecca Findlay, Farrah Sbaiti, James Clifford, Jessica-Leigh Knowles, Raedean Simpson, Shay Miller
Cayman Islands
Case
27 March 2024 | 1 min read
Lengthy Abraaj trial defending a multi-million dollar fraud claim draws to a close
Jennifer Fox
Team: Rebecca Findlay, Farrah Sbaiti, James Clifford, Jessica-Leigh Knowles, Raedean Simpson, Shay Miller
Cayman Islands
Case
18 June 2019 | 1 min read
Ogier in Cayman advises on successful jurisdiction challenge in English Commercial Court
Rachael Reynolds KC
Team: Shaun Maloney, Rebecca Findlay
Cayman Islands
Case
26 August 2026 | 5 min read
Cayman Grand Court reaffirms the high threshold for any derogation from the principle of open justice
Farrah Sbaiti
Team: Rebecca Findlay, Éanna O'Connor
Cayman Islands
Insight
14 April 2026 | 1 min read
Cayman's new pre-action discovery regime: a quiet rule change with big consequences for fraud and asset tracing
Jennifer Fox
Team: Rebecca Findlay, Rondelle Keller
Cayman Islands
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8 November 2024 | 3 min read
Ogier in Cayman Islands recognised as a leading firm in Legal 500 Caribbean 2025 rankings
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Focus on fraud and asset tracing: anti-suit injunctions and the status of English authority in the Cayman Islands
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Admissibility of prior judgments: the rule in Hollington v Hewthorn in Abraaj-related trial in the Cayman Islands
Rebecca Findlay
Team: Jennifer Fox, James Clifford
Cayman Islands
Insight
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Recent Cayman litigation emanating from the Middle East
Jennifer Fox
Team: Rebecca Findlay, Harry Clark, Dunzelle Daker, Nour Khaleq
Cayman Islands, Dubai
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Focus on fraud and asset tracing: asset recovery claims by victims of fraud
Jennifer Fox
Team: Rebecca Findlay
Cayman Islands
Insight
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Focus on fraud and asset tracing: assistance to the creditors of insolvent fraudsters? The modern illegality defence to the rescue
Jennifer Fox
Team: Rebecca Findlay
Cayman Islands
Insight
15 December 2021 | 4 min read
The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands grants security for costs in Abraaj related proceedings
Rebecca Findlay
Team: Jennifer Fox
Cayman Islands
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